The mission of the Northeastern Educational Research Association is to encourage and promote educational research by:

Sponsoring an annual conference at which formal presentations, feedback, and professional interchange about research occurs.

Promoting the sharing of professional information through publications and other types of communications.

Encouraging the development of research among junior researchers.

NERA welcomes individuals conducting research in all aspects of education including learning, curriculum and instruction, educational policy and administration, measurement, statistics, research methodology, counseling, human development, social context of education, cultural diversity, special education and rehabilitation, educational assessment, school evaluation and program development, education in the professions, post-secondary education, teaching and teacher education, technology in education, creative arts in the schools, and others.